Nintendo's Switch Software Sell-Through Increased By 53% In The First Half Of This Fiscal Year

Yeah whatever, call me when it can play Mario and Sonic at the Sochi.ru 2014 Olympic Winter games Deluxe and knuckles featuring dante from the devil may cry series HD collectors edition

An even easier feat considering that those ever green title's prices are also 'ever green', haha.

Nintendo needs more sales.

@Kalmaro Apparently they don't!

The spin off Pokemon let's go games sell-through at 1.22 million will annoy the naysayers, I remember when many of the internet posting YouTube minority were writing these games off.

I am honestly not sure if this speaks to the strength of evergreen titles or weakness of new games this year. I have felt it's been a great year for Nintendo.

Three things I can think of.

1. The Evergreen titles are the best on the system. Zelda BotW, Mario Oddyssey, Mario Kart 8, Splatoon 2 and Smash Bros. - these are must haves.

2. Recent first party releases haven’t been that strong. They haven’t added another game like the ones above and until Metroid and Animal Crossing (and my point 3) arrives I think that will be the case.

3. Pokemon Sword and Shield might change that picture for their next report.

Note: I’m not saying other first party games are bad. They are just not showstoppers/system sellers in their own.

@johnvboy I wasn't planning on getting them, but my wife bought LGP for my birthday, and I've gotta say it was a ton of fun! What a nice surprise that was.

Also I'm glad Mario Odyssey is still selling well, probably the best Mario game of all time for me. I'm still replaying it!

@Kalmaro I think the big take from this article is they really don't lol.

@johnvboy I’ve actually been looking at some of the old Switch articles pre launch to read some of the expert analysis. Some people went into absolute meltdown (but still bought one), some said it’ll do worse than the Wii U (but still bought one) and some were spot on and saw the clear strategy behind the Switch.

@Heavyarms55
Both. Evergreens continue to sell, and new titles like Mario Maker 2, Fire Emblem Three Houses, and Links Awakening have been hits.

@GrailUK @Skunkfish Obviously they are making money regardless but I bet they would make more if games dropped down in price a bit.

Then again, their games are so good that most people buy them day one anyway so... 🤷‍♀️

@Kalmaro I understand your sentiment I'm sure there will be a player's choice brand at some point...when games stop selling lol.

@GrailUK Yep, around Nevurary. XD

@johnvboy This thread is solid gold. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/01/poll_what_did_you_think_of_the_nintendo_switch_presentation#comments

"guys this is nintendo's swansong.RIP"

@WiltonRoots,

Nintendo have been doomed since the SNES, well at least that's what I am led to believe when I read internet gaming forums.

@johnvboy So many angry words back then, most of them completely off the mark. Nintendo wasn't targeting them and were chasing bucks elsewhere and they just couldn't comprehend it.

"But power, pixels, framerates..??!?!?!?!?!?!?"

@Heavyarms55 Well, you can look at it this way. The new titles this year sold similarly to the new titles last year, but there are way more evergreens, hence the change.

@WiltonRoots,

It's even more of a surprise that some still cling onto the possibility of Nintendo entering the power race once again, even though they have not bothered with that since the Gamecube, and now with the talk of Switch pro consoles we are entering the same delusions all over again.

@johnvboy simple fact is neckbeards don’t generate profits. 😄

@Kienda
Mario Maker 2, Fire Emblem Three Houses, and Link's Awakening are bigger system sellers than Prime 4.

I'd love for Prime 4 to prove me wrong, blow me away, and be as big of a system seller as Pokemon or Smash Bros, but I don't have high hopes.